RECALL: Delstar and Compliments brand lunch meats

Delstar Foods Inc and Compliments brands deli meats are being recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency due to contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The Delstar-brand products included in the recall are the smoked beef eye of round, pepperoni, smoked and cooked roast beef round and all-beef salami. The Compliments-brands include corned beef, pastrami, beef eye of round pastrami, roast beef, Montreal-style smoked meat and smoked beef round and cooked roast beef round club packs.

The packages bear the establishment number 308 with a best before date between Aug. 26 and Oct. 1.

Even though food contaminated with Listeria bacteria may not look or smell bad it can still cause listeriosis which can result in neck stiffness, severe headaches, nausea and high fever.

The affected products have been distributed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta , British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. The manufacturer is voluntarily recalling the products from the marketplace.

The recalled deli meats have a "Best Before" date between "09AU26: and "09OC01," Aug. 26 and Oct. 1. They were distributed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

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Experts suggest eliminating sandwich meats from children's lunches

The World Cancer Research fund is suggesting that families eliminate processed meats from their school lunches and use poultry, fish, low fat cheese, hummus or lean meats as sandwich fillings as processed meats increase the risk of cancer. They aslo said that although the research has not specifically looked at the effect of eating processed meat in childhood, the 'convincing' evidence in adults makes it important to teach children to avoid it where possible.


Scientists estimate that in the UK about 3,700 bowel cancer cases could be prevented if everyone ate less than 70grams of processed meat a week, which is roughly the equivalent of three rashers of bacon.

''Including sandwich fillers such as ham and salami could mean children get into habits that increase their risk of developing cancer later in life,'' the charity said.

''It makes sense for children to adopt a healthy adult eating pattern from the age of five.'' The fund said it was best to avoid processed meat and ''many of the habits we develop as children last into adulthood''.

In 2007 the fund noted that there was convincing scientific evidence that the risk of bowel cancer increased due to consumption of processed meats. They recommended people eat no more than 70g of processed meat a week - the equivalent to three rashers of bacon.

They also said that curing, salting or adding preservatives to meat, can introduce carcinogenic substances.

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